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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Qianjun "Alex" Zhao born?

2. When did the women's varsity basketball team at O'Dowd make it to the State Championship for the first time?

3. Where was Senda a student when she had to drop out because of health issues?

4. When did missionaries from the YMCA found a gym in Tianjin, China?

5. How tall is Yao?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the worst team for racism, and when do the Dragons play that team?

2. How did Qianjun "Alex" Zhao start playing basketball, and how did he come to play basketball in the U.S.?

3. How did Lou get the hamstring injury that ended his basketball career?

4. What news does Gene learn when he returns home in Chapter 7?

5. Who was Senda Berenson?

6. Where is Gene planning to go at the beginning of Chapter 7, and why does he think the trip is canceled?

7. Who was the first Chinese basketball player to be recruited by an NBA team, and how was his first season?

8. When was the first slam dunk made by a woman?

9. Who recorded Georgeann Wells' slam dunk, and why did it take a long time to publish the video?

10. How does Jeevin frequently get taunted, and why are the taunts inaccurate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oderah and Arinze are brother and sister who played basketball together growing up. What type of relationship do the siblings have? How do they trash talk one another? What does trash talk reveal about their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Scientists at the turn of the twentieth century did not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes. Why did scientists not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes? How did that view change? Was race an issue on the O’Dowd team or some of the teams they played?

Essay Topic 3

In the early twenty-first century, two players from China are recruited to play for the NBA in the U.S. From the way these players play in China, how does it appear that they will do when playing in the U.S.? How are appearances deceiving when it comes to the actual performance of these players?

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